CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bron 1992: 90

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  | Ydʿʾl Ḏrḥ bn S¹mhʿly mkrb S¹bʾ gnʾ Mʿrbm byt ʾlmqh ywm ± ʿs¹y Ys²qr w-±ʾḏhb-h b-ʿṯtr w-±b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt-Ḥmym |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ydʿʾl Ḏrḥ, son of S¹mhʿly, mukarrib of Sabaʾ, surrounded with a wall Mʿrbm, the temple of ʾlmqh, when he acquired Ys²qr and his irrigated areas. By ʿṯtr, ʾlmqh and ḏt Ḥmym.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Wall
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Masājid
Ancient siteMʿrbm
Geographical areaWādī Yalā
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Mʿrbm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1982: 210-211, fig. 48 (facsimile)Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)]
Bron 1992: 90-91, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.